Would you refuse to buy headphones that have an integrated amplifier and dac and a USB connector, or would you refuse to buy a dedicated amp/dac with which you could use any headphones?
>Would you refuse to buy headphones that have an integrated amplifier and dac and a USB connector.
If those headphones don't unplug from the amp to allow me to use a 3.5mm stereo jack. Yes.
>or would you refuse to buy a dedicated amp/dac with which you could use any headphones?
I would not refuse that.
I try to avoid buying products which have non-standard connectors that limit connectivity with other devices.
I only buy headphones with a standard 3.5mm stereo jack because I have a ton of different devices and I don't want to limit myself to audio devices which only have a USB port or Bluetooth chip. That's just silly in my eyes.
If the headphones have a stereo jack then my opinion of them might be different, but still dependent on their quality.
And I, as part of a seemingly and disappointingly small subset of users, will refuse to ever buy.